Mascara for hair - hair styling in colors
What is the mascara for hair, how to choose and use it correctly - let's talk in more detail, but first we turn to the sources. The heritage of the rockers of the distant 70s, preserved and transformed in fashion shows and in everyday life, colored strands are part of the history of style that still lives today.
Coloring, ombre - this rainbow madness originated not yesterday: the trend goes back to Todd Rundgren and Cindy Loper, who blew up the stage not only with their songs, but also with unimaginable onions.
In order to shake up their surroundings, to appear “in a new color” and at the same time not harm the carefully cherished hair, women of fashion choose colored carcasses for their hair. This harmless surrogate resistant paint can be found in any cosmetic shop; its price is not so high, especially since the product will last for a long time.
And what about the carcass for the hair?
It is logical to ask what our wonder-tool consists of. Appearance resembles both mascara and lip gloss. As a rule, it is a tube with a thick brightly colored liquid, and in it is a brush with a soft nap. So, the usual components of the carcass:
- Natural oils, extracts of useful plants - these components nourish and strengthen hair, make their structure more elastic;
- Stearic acid is used as a color stabilizer;
- Such substances as glycerin (lanolin) make the product softer;
- Many manufacturers use dyes of plant origin;
- As part of the majority of carcasses of the last generation there is a complex of vitamins.
Thus, the ink-paint is not only a bold and extravagant styling tool, but also a great opportunity to independently improve the health of your hair.
Guide to the use of mascara for curls
Like many brilliant inventions, colored mascara for hair is extremely easy to use. The scheme consists of only three steps:
- Step one: wash my head, carefully dry and comb the strands. If necessary, put a hairdryer using fixing means;
- Step two: choose a mascara hue (you can have several at once). We keep in mind the sketch of the final image and apply not very thick, achieving uniform coverage of the strand over the entire length. Long hair is recommended to be stained in stages, moving from top to bottom with stretching strokes and adding a means to the applicator as it is used. It is much easier to apply mascara on short locks;
- Step Three: The created masterpiece or creative mess should dry out. It usually takes from 2 to 7 minutes, it can be dried with a hairdryer.
The instruction assumes that as a finishing touch the hairstyle can be varnished for fixing.
Vote "for": the benefits of colored carcass
What attracts colored mascara for the fair sex? Who is the target audience of products of well-known companies? Let's try to understand these issues step by step:
- Unlike most persistent dyes, mascara paint is ammonia-free and does not contain hydrogen peroxide. That is why it can even be used for toddlers, along with a special children's face painting;
- Easily removed from the curls at home. You can work intensively with a comb, you can rinse with water - this does not require additional funds, noticeable time and great effort;
- Perhaps the main "cherry on the cake" - a huge selection of colors, in which are presented colored mascara for hair. Freedom and space for beauty experiments without consequences for the state of the hair - just a dream of any girl;
- A variety of shades allows you to create a strict or gothic image, for this black mascara is suitable for hair. You can depict the heroine of the Japanese anime - green, pink, brown mascara will help here.
How to choose mascara for hair
The choice of brand is in some way complicated by the variety of options presented at offline points and online stores. The most famous are Estel, Isadora, L’oreal. This is a professional, proven over the years cosmetics, which is in the middle price segment.
You can buy one or several palette tools during sales in large stores, and you can order them for home delivery. The main thing when choosing this product is to answer myself the following questions:
- Are there any positive reviews about the product of this brand;
- Does the package clearly indicate the composition in Russian or at least in English;
- Does the recommended carcass usage period come to an end?
- Whether the bottle (container) in which the product is located is made carefully - it should be pleasant to take it in hand.
- Also, there must be a barcode, the name of the country of manufacturer and the amount of funds.
After a visual assessment of the bottle and before applying the substance to the hair, it is important to carefully consider its contents.
It should not be:
- Unpleasant smell of spoiled products, caustic chemical "aromas";
- Lumps, heterogeneity, sediment in the liquid;
- It is good to test a small amount of hair mascara on the skin of the wrist before use. If within half an hour no allergic reactions, rash, redness appeared - it means that the product has passed the primary control, and it can be considered safe and benign.
Most of these security measures are relevant for children's makeup for hair, which is represented, for example, by the brand Winx.
Price issue: review of new products with reviews
We will conduct a brief excursion into the world of short-term coloring tools. Among them stand out:
- Estelle - a rich palette, comfortable brush applicator at the end of the bottle - the dye is easy to apply. Among the advantages of the product from Estel lead bright color, which is obtained as a result. This mascara is washed off at once with water and shampoo, even with bleached hair. There are also disadvantages: unpleasant perfume and excessive stickiness because of what you have to carefully comb your hair during the drying process. The cost is about 500 rubles. per bottle;
- Isadora Hair Mascara is a worthy choice, packaged as a lip gloss, an applicator exactly like mascara eyelashes. Numerous reviews indicate ease of use, ease of application. After drying, the product does not weigh up strands, it can be easily combed, it is well washed off. Cosmetics is positioned as hypoallergenic. Dry dyed mascara hair does not stain clothes and bedding;
- The analogue from L’Oreal Professionnel called Hairchalk is not at all shallow, as the name implies, but a bright bright substance. It is presented in a wide variety of colors, among which besides the traditional bright colors (coral, barbie-pink, royal blue and mysterious purple) there is traditional black mascara. Excellent texture, paint of any shades visible even on dark hair. However, it is quite thick, so for a light watercolor effect it is proposed to dilute the contents of the bottle with water. Means of 50 ml. costs around 500 rubles.
- In addition to makeup for hair from proven manufacturers, there are a great many cheaper options (for example, with Aliexpress). The price for a bottle ranges from 100 to 150 rubles, and if you are not averse to wait and experiment, the bright plumage will cost you very little.
Answering the question whether it is worth using mascara for color styling in everyday life, you need to take into account the working dress code, the age of the woman and her style. What is suitable for teenagers and fashion bloggers is not always good for a gorgeous lady over forty. However, as an option for a theme party or in a pair to a crazy dress, colorful strands for one evening would be very useful.